Kısır
Kısır, from above
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Kısır

Bulgur with pepper paste, herbs and pomegranate. Turkey's tabbouleh, redder and tangier.

30 minTime
6 gProtein each
mediumSpice
The golden salad2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's waySoutheastern Turkish style.
The original
246kcalsame
6 gproteinsame
6 gfibresame
30minutessame

The original kısır.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

5 servings
Bulgur (bulgur wheat)1 cup fine bulgur
Water1 cup boiling
Tomato puree2 tbsp, or pepper paste
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)4, sliced
Flat leaf parsley¾ cup
Mint leaves¼ cup
Tomato2, diced
Cucumber1, diced
Lemon juice3 tbsp
Pomegranate molasses2 tbsp
Olive oil3 tbsp
Kashmiri chilli powder1 tsp
Saltto taste

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Pour boiling water over the bulgur, cover and leave 15 minutes.
  2. 2While still warm, knead in the tomato or pepper paste, chilli and olive oil.
  3. 3Fold in the vegetables, herbs, lemon and pomegranate molasses. Taste and adjust.
Serve it like this

Mound in a bowl with lettuce leaves for scooping and lemon wedges.

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What goes with Kısır: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Gözleme60 min
Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
With a main Lahmacun90 min
With a main Ezogelin çorbası45 min
A little snack Mercimek köftesi50 min
A little snack Sigara böreği45 min
To drink Ayran5 min
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